Kabak Dolmasi Stuffed Zucchini
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Turkish
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Serves: 6
 
Kabak Dolmasi Stuffed Zucchini are stuffed with a spice, rice, onion and meat mixture.
Ingredients
  • 6 Zucchini (straight as you can get)
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • ½ Cup Rice
  • 1 Medium Onion, chopped
  • 1 Tomato
  • 1 8oz Can Tomato sauce, separated
  • ¼ Cup Parsley, chopped
  • 1½ - 2 Tablespoons Dried Dill
  • 2 Teaspoons Salt, (1 Teaspoon for meat mixture, 1 Tsp for the sauce)
  • ⅛ Teaspoon Black Pepper
  • Aleppo pepper to taste if desired
  • 1 Cup Water
  • Serve with Garlic Yogurt!
Instructions
  1. Mix the ground beef, onion, rice, 2 Tablespoons of the tomato sauce, parsley, dill, salt, pepper and Aleppo pepper in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Cut the ends off the zucchini then cut in half. Using a zucchini corer or a spoon, core out the zucchini. Do not go deeper than 1 inch from the bottom end of the zucchini.
  3. Place the inside of the zucchini around the edges in the bottom of the pan.
  4. Cut the tomato in twelve pieces (one for the top of each zucchini).
  5. Stuff each zucchini with the meat mixture and then top with a piece of tomato.
  6. Arrange in the center of the pan.
  7. If you have leftover meat and rice mixture, shape into patties or balls and place on top of the pieces of excess zucchini that is around the edges of the pan.
  8. Mix the water and the remainder of the tomato sauce and 1 teaspoon salt.
  9. Pour over the stuffed zucchini.
  10. Place on high heat until it comes to a boil.
  11. Lower heat to medium and cook 40-50 minutes.
  12. Serve with garlic yogurt. Afiyet olsun!
Recipe by In The Kitchen With April at http://www.inthekitchenwithapril.com/2016/06/kabak-dolmasi-stuffed-zucchini.html